New Eastern European Immigrants In The United States

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This book deftly extends previous research on post-1965 immigration to the United States in order to examine the cultural, socioeconomic, structural, and political adaptation of Eastern European immigrants after 1991. Also, the book engages in a systematic examination of adaptation experiences through the lenses of existing theories of adaptation, and fills a gap in the literature on this understudied immigrant population. Using the latest quantitative data, Nina Michalikova contributes to the field of immigration studies by revealing the diverse adaptation experiences of contemporary American immigrants through cross-country and cross-group comparisons.

Identity And Interethnic Marriage In The United States

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by Stanley O. Gaines Jr. (Author)

Drawing on psychological and sociological perspectives as well as quantitative and qualitative data, Identity and Interethnic Marriage in the United States considers the ways the self and social identity are linked to the dynamics of interethnic marriage. Bringing together the classic theoretical contributions of George Herbert Mead, Erving Goffman, and Erik Erikson with contemporary research on ethnic identity inspired by Jean Phinney, this book argues that the self and social identity―especially ethnic identity―are reflected in individuals’ complex journey from singlehood to interethnic marriage within the United States.

Review

"Identity and Interethnic Marriage in the United States offers a unique perspective on the dispositional factors that predict people’s likelihood of marrying interethnically. Given the growing number of interethnic marriages in the United States and other countries, this book will further social scientists’ understanding of what motivates individuals to enter (or avoid) such marriages, and will contribute to scholarship on diversity and close relationships more generally."

–Kimberly Rios, Associate Professor of Psychology and Director of Experimental Training Ohio University, USA

About the Author

Stanley O. Gaines, Jr. is Senior Lecturer of Psychology at Brunel University London, UK.